Well, this is the first Chapter! :D I hope everyone loved the previous one!!
Again, I do not own Sailor Moon or the characters.
(Just a note... when I talked about Serena's hair style... think of it like Sailor Pluto's (Trista's))
Bold: emphasis or A/N
'Character thought'
Flashback
~Inside the Kinmoku Palace~
Princess Kakyuu, the Ruler of Kinmoku, was filled with remorse. She felt a familiar star seed disappear and this worried her.
She closed her eyes. 'What happened to you, oh sweet light?'
"Princess Kakyuu!"
The Fireball Princess looked up from her folded hands to look as her three most trusted Starlights threw open the throne room doors and rush inside. The three star senshi bowed to one knee graciously before their princess.
"Princess, we felt a star seed disappear." Maker said calmly, with a hint of concern and uneasiness.
Healer lowered her eyes to the floor. "A sweet, warm presence we have come to know disappeared..."
There was a moment of silence among the four individuals. There was no doubting who had disappeared. The truth was simply known to them.
However, even with the solid truth, Fighter pleaded with her princess. "Please, Princess, tell me that it wasn't Odango. Please..." Her voice became softer at the end, but the pleading note in her tone did not subside.
Princess Kakyuu sighed heavily. "I am sorry, Fighter, but it is true." The Starlights' eyes widened considerably. "The Moon Princess of that galaxy has disappeared."
Fighter felt tears in her eyes. "No... Odango..."
"How? How could she die?! She had everyone else protecting her!" Exclaimed a deeply upset Healer.
"She is not dead, Healer, or else you would have felt it." Kakyuu said slowly.
Maker stared incredulously at her Princess. "But... she has to be dead, if we can no longer feel her star seed's presence!"
"That's not--"
"Then is it possible she is alive?" Fighter interrupted.
Princess Kakyuu nodded. "There is a chance, if she--"
Suddenly, Fighter lept to her feet, tears staining her cheeks. "I have to go look for her!"
Just as she turned to leave, Healer and Maker stood and grabbed hold of her arms, holding her back.
"Stop this, Fighter!" Yaten said sorrowfully, "There is no point in looking for a star we cannot find!"
Fighter turned and glared at Healer, her eyes flaring with anger and anguish. "No! I can't just abandon her when she needs me!"
Princess Kakyuu stood from her throne. "Wait, Fighter. Please. Sailor Moon might have--"
Everyone's movements were suddenly cut off by a sudden invisible, electrical feeling passing through them. The Starlights wiped the tears from their faces, composing themselves quickly.
"An invading power..." The Fireball Princess murmured. She straightened, looking to her Starlights. "Go seek out what has invaded our planet, then bring it back here."
The Starlights nodded once, then immediately too off like the stars they were.
After two weeks of traveling through space, Serena landed at the edge of Kinmoku's Palace garden, completely destroying a flower bed of blue violets. She de-transformed and shakily stood up, having very little energy after the long journey. It didn't take long for a person with long, midnight black hair to spot her, along with two other people. One with brown hair, and one with silver. They noticed her unsteady stance and rushed toward her.
Serena smiled just before the people could make it to her side. "I made it..." She whispered to herself, and then toppled over onto the ground, unconscious.
Sailor Star Fighter blinked as she saw the girl fall to the ground. She quickly darted toward the girl and lifted her into her arms. Fighter could see immediately that the girl was in need of rest, and medical treatment. She saw that this girl had cuts all over her arms, legs and a few on her back, as she could see her clothing somewhat torn.
One thing was not be missed: her hair. The girl's hair flowed thickly to her ankles, but it was held a bit by a single bun on the back of her head.
'Odango...'
Sailor Star Healer came up from behind Fighter, along with Sailor Star Maker. Healer examined the girl. "She's a bit banged up. You think whatever power source came through here attacked her?"
"Or, she could be the power source that was here." Maker said.
"What? How could she be? She's injured!" Fighter protested.
"Maker does have a point, Fighter." Yaten agreed. "We do not know who she is, or what she is doing here in the palace. I think it is best we take her back, and let her get some rest. When she wakes up, we'll ask her some questions."
Reluctantly, Fighter agreed. She easily picked up the unconscious woman in her arms, and followed her other comrades.
Fighter looked down at the sleeping woman in her grasp. 'Who are you?' She wondered, not being able to suppress the memories of Odango, who was missing.
Serena slowly came to, her eyes fluttering open. She began to sit up, when a sharp pain made her stay down.
'What's going on?' Serena wondered, looking around at her surroundings. She noticed she was in a white room, where there was a cabinent on the eastern wall, and a small sink under it. Opposite that wall was a dresser. A few chairs along side the bed she was laying on. Other than that, the room was pretty bare. 'How did I get here?'
Suddenly, the door opened, and in walked in the person Serena left everything behind for, along with two others.
"Nice to see you awake." Fighter greeted, moving over and sitting in a chair. Even though this wasn't the physical version of Seiya, the one she fell for, she still loved the Sailor Soldier, as well. After all, they were one and the same.
Serena saw Healer and Maker there, too. It took everything Serena had to not reveal herself to them. She couldn't. She left her old life behind, so that she can start anew, and somehow, with any luck, get Fighter to fall in love with her.
"So, who are you?" Maker asked politely, but there was no denying the serious note in his tone.
Serena froze. What was she to say? She hadn't thought of an alias name yet! As Serena frantically began to think, Maker frowned, noticing the girl avoiding her question.
"Well?" Maker asked impatiently.
"I... er... well..." Serena began, and before she could stop herself, she blurted out, "Luna."
At the name, Healer cocked his eye brows. "Luna?"
Serena slowly nodded. "Yes. Luna. Luna Meih."
"Well, Luna, why were you in the palace gardens?" Healer demanded.
Luna did not answer. Because of this, Healer got close to her bed, looking almost menacingly as she towered over her. She repeated her question.
(A/N: we use Luna now to describe Serena)
Luna looked to Fighter, as if half expecting her to protest against their questions like she would have as her old self a billion times before, but the scout did nothing.
Luna sighed. "I wanted a change in my life, so I decided to come here, since it has the most beautiful of things here."
"Why would you want a change?" Fighter asked calmly, being the gentle one of the three.
Luna looked straight into Fighter's eyes then. "My life was not fulfilled before." Luna said, and with that, ending any more questions the scouts would have asked.
Fighter stood up, getting the hint that the raven haired girl did not wish to talk anymore. She knew the best way to get answers, was to get to know her, instead of interrogate her.
"Our Princess has decided to come and decide for herself whether or not you are welcome here. It would be wise to respect her." Fighter spoke, and then turned and left the room with her comrades.
A moment later, the fireball princess came in, and gave a serious look to the black haired woman. "Well, Luna, I will be using my power to determine your fate. Please, relax."
She came over to the bed, smiling slightly to the girl. A soft red light formed around the Princess, and she pressed two fingers against Luna's forehead. Luna shut her eyes at the contact.
Princess Kakyuu closed her eyes as well, concentrating on the essence of Luna. She did this for several minutes, and did not find a single threatening thing. The young girl was like an angel. However, nothing of what she truly was, was given off to the fireball princess, and that made her curious.
Princess Kakyuu smiled at Luna and, knowing very well her starlights were listening, said, "You are a royal guest her, Luna Meih. You may stay here as long as you like."
More to come! What will Luna's new life be like in the palace? How will she interact with the Starlights? And what are the new powers that Luna will have? Find out soon! :D